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Proof: U.S removes all bombers from British air base targeted in a suspected terrorist plot

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-04T22:52:06Z","headline":"U.S removes all bombers from British air base targeted in a suspected terrorist plot","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"nbcnews","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-force-removes-bombers-british-base-targeted-suspected-terror-plot-rcna601484","v":1}

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29b58020319c9d4c45f8db8c09a471d9f14af8eb6b6c7332353cfb378e28e9d5

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969917, mined 2026-10-04 23:23 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-29b58020319c.json prints 29b58020319c9d4c45f8db8c09a471d9f14af8eb6b6c7332353cfb378e28e9d5. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-29b58020319c.json and headline-29b58020319c.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-29b58020319c.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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